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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 49313" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Kris, I do agree that with most kids we're desperate to get them AWAY from the box. In difficult child 3's case, the problem is his refusal to watch any movie or TV show, or read any book, when he doesn't already know the plot in detail. He reads MAD magazine (the satire is something he's trying to understand) but won't watch the thing that's being satirised. As a result, his horizons are very narrow. This is a bright kid who still prefers to read "Spot". Over and over again. And over and over and over ...</p><p>Because he finally was made to sit down and watch "Harry Potter" films, he has now read SOME of the books. We know he wouldn't cope with "Goblet of Fire" so he has stopped reading the series.</p><p></p><p>The problem is the extreme phobia over it, we're trying to break it somehow without making it worse. He was told back in primary school that he shouldn't be watching "South Park" and so even now, if it's on TV when he walks into the room he shades his eyes and tries to block his ears all at the same time - makes it hard to talk to him when we've called him into the room for our own reasons (such as "have you cleaned your teeth yet?").</p><p></p><p>This morning he watched the rest of "Silent Movie" and seemed to really enjoy it. He was getting caught up in the plot, saying, "Oh, no" when things looked bad, and I think in the end he enjoyed the film. He would never watch a 'new' film alone.</p><p></p><p>At about lunchtime easy child & BF1 told difficult child 3 they were going to the mall. BF1 had to buy a pair of trousers for our trip and they thought they might go to see "Shrek 3". Did difficult child 3 want to come too?</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 LOVES the mall. He also loves "Shrek" (eventually). But he wouldn't go to a film. He suggested he sit and wait outside, playing with his Nintendo DS, whole everybody else watched the movie. easy child told him, "No movie - no coming to the mall with us. But don't worry about missing time with me and BF1 - we'll all be together for the next three weeks."</p><p>difficult child 3 finally agreed to go, and to go to the movie. And it turns out - we haven't got "Shrek 3" yet, so none of the kids went to see a movie.</p><p></p><p>We get upset at our kids always watching TV, but it is where a lot of social skills are learned. For difficult child 3, watching movies with subtitles is where he has learnt the most. And to have him refusing to watch anything, for fear of the unknown, has been limiting him in the extreme. I know it sounds bizarre, but nothing else has ever worked for him as well as this.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 49313, member: 1991"] Kris, I do agree that with most kids we're desperate to get them AWAY from the box. In difficult child 3's case, the problem is his refusal to watch any movie or TV show, or read any book, when he doesn't already know the plot in detail. He reads MAD magazine (the satire is something he's trying to understand) but won't watch the thing that's being satirised. As a result, his horizons are very narrow. This is a bright kid who still prefers to read "Spot". Over and over again. And over and over and over ... Because he finally was made to sit down and watch "Harry Potter" films, he has now read SOME of the books. We know he wouldn't cope with "Goblet of Fire" so he has stopped reading the series. The problem is the extreme phobia over it, we're trying to break it somehow without making it worse. He was told back in primary school that he shouldn't be watching "South Park" and so even now, if it's on TV when he walks into the room he shades his eyes and tries to block his ears all at the same time - makes it hard to talk to him when we've called him into the room for our own reasons (such as "have you cleaned your teeth yet?"). This morning he watched the rest of "Silent Movie" and seemed to really enjoy it. He was getting caught up in the plot, saying, "Oh, no" when things looked bad, and I think in the end he enjoyed the film. He would never watch a 'new' film alone. At about lunchtime easy child & BF1 told difficult child 3 they were going to the mall. BF1 had to buy a pair of trousers for our trip and they thought they might go to see "Shrek 3". Did difficult child 3 want to come too? difficult child 3 LOVES the mall. He also loves "Shrek" (eventually). But he wouldn't go to a film. He suggested he sit and wait outside, playing with his Nintendo DS, whole everybody else watched the movie. easy child told him, "No movie - no coming to the mall with us. But don't worry about missing time with me and BF1 - we'll all be together for the next three weeks." difficult child 3 finally agreed to go, and to go to the movie. And it turns out - we haven't got "Shrek 3" yet, so none of the kids went to see a movie. We get upset at our kids always watching TV, but it is where a lot of social skills are learned. For difficult child 3, watching movies with subtitles is where he has learnt the most. And to have him refusing to watch anything, for fear of the unknown, has been limiting him in the extreme. I know it sounds bizarre, but nothing else has ever worked for him as well as this. Marg [/QUOTE]
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